A drug mule is caught at O.R. Thambo Airport with swallowed drugs in her stomach. 1 minute A 43-year-old female Paraguayan drug mule has been arrested for drug trafficking at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. According to a statement by the police, the suspect was taken to a local hospital where a medical x-ray…
FILE | Houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, October 11, 2023. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has called on South Africa to use its leadership to push for greater international support and measures to challenge Israel’s continued military actions in Gaza. The group has responded to the…
“Black economic empowerment is not just something you do; it’s an imperative for the success of business,” Mantashe stated. He argued that the full participation of historically marginalised groups is critical to South Africa’s growth – saying that environmentalists are not considering the workers in the fossil fuel industry. #AOW2024: Energy ministers kick off oil…
[File photo] An empty court room 2 minutes The R260 million SASSA fraud case against 11 individuals is set to resume in the Lenasia Magistrates court south of Johannesburg on Tuesday. The accused, which include SASSA employees, face more than 1000 counts of cybercrime, fraud, and theft. It’s alleged they created fake profiles and…
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube THE Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF) has been tasked with handling the country’s electricity structural challenges through the process of merging some entities under Zesa Holdings, with power cuts expected to persist into next year. Zimbabweans are experiencing crippling power cuts, with some areas going for at least 16 hours a day…
S&P logo. 1 minute South Africa is making progress towards a sovereign credit upgrade. This as rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global revised South Africa’s outlook to positive from stable on Friday night. S&P has kept the country’s rating at sub investment grade or junk. However, the latest improvement in the outlook points to…
A classroom with school furniture. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says school safety should be a collaborative effort of government departments, communities and local municipalities. This Commission launched its annual “State of Schools Report” in Johannesburg on Wednesday. The 2025 report highlighted systemic challenges such as school safety and pit latrines. “The issue of…
File image | Hillary Gardee, late daughter of EFF deputy President. The trial of the man accused of kidnapping and killing Hillary Gardee is set to resume in the Mpumalanga High Court in Mbombela on Tuesday. The trial was postponed three times last month. This after the accused, Rassie Nkune, terminated the services of his…
1 minute The 44th Matola Raid Commemoration will take place at the Freedom Park Heritage Site in Pretoria today. On January 30, 1981, the South African Defence Force illegally entered Mozambique, killing 15 members of the ANC’s military wing, uMkhonto we Sizwe. The attack highlighted the brutality of the apartheid regime and reinforced the UN…
FILE| Eskom banner at an event. Police in Mpumalanga are searching for suspects after two Eskom employees were shot at in Riestspruit near Emalahleni. A 39-year-old man was fatally shot while his wife, also an Eskom employee, sustained gunshot wounds. The couple was reportedly driving from work at Kriel Power Station. The bakkie they were…
